Siege of Melos

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_conflict
gptkbp:aftermath Athenian control of Melos
gptkbp:casualties Melos
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literary works
debate on morality of war
gptkbp:date 416 BC
gptkbp:defense gptkb:fortification
local militia
gptkbp:duration approximately one year
gptkbp:fate enslavement
gptkbp:historical_analysis lessons on war and peace
impact on Athenian democracy
debate on ethics of imperialism
gptkbp:historical_context realism in international relations
self-defense
moral implications of war
Greek city-states conflict
Spartan opposition
Athenian Empire expansion
punishment for neutrality
gptkbp:historical_debate right to self-determination
moral high ground
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Lysander
gptkb:Demosthenes
gptkbp:historical_significance example of Athenian imperialism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Melos
gptkbp:involved_forces naval superiority
land troops
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Thucydides
gptkb:Nicias
gptkb:Alcibiades
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:City_Council
gptkbp:location Melos
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:military_siege
siege warfare
gptkbp:notable_allies gptkb:none
gptkbp:notable_event massacre of Melian men
gptkbp:outcome subjugation of Melos
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Peloponnesian_War
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:Athens
gptkbp:political_position neutrality
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:Melian_Dialogue
gptkbp:responds_to might makes right
refusal to surrender
gptkbp:result gptkb:Athenian_victory
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:war
siege engines
demonstration of power
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Thucydides'_History_of_the_Peloponnesian_War
gptkb:Plato's_dialogues
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Melos
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6